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B01010101pārājikakaṇḍaṃ (gabhikara sutra part)

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He orders another. An offense of wrong-doing. The thief receives (the order). An offense of wrong-doing. He steals that thing. The instigator has no offense. The one who ordered and the thief both have an offense of defeat. A monk orders a monk: "Steal such-and-such a thing!" An offense of wrong-doing. He goes and then returns – "Not..." "I am able to steal that item." He again orders, "When you are able, then steal that item." Offence of dukkata. He steals that item. Offence of parajika for both. A bhikkhu orders a bhikkhu, "Steal such-and-such an item." Offence of dukkata. Having ordered, he regrets it, but does not tell him, "Do not steal." He steals that item. Offence of parajika for both. A bhikkhu orders a bhikkhu, "Steal such-and-such an item." Offence of dukkata. Having ordered, he regrets it, and tells him, "Do not steal." He thinks, "I was ordered by you," and steals that item. No offence for the one who ordered. Offence of parajika for the one who stole. A bhikkhu orders a bhikkhu, "Steal such-and-such an item." Offence of dukkata. Having ordered, he regrets it, and tells him, "Do not steal." He says, "Good," and refrains. No offence for both. 122. In five ways, for one who takes what is not given, there is an offence of parajika: It is taken by another, And he perceives it as taken by another, And the item is valuable, worth five masakas or more than five masakas, And the intention to steal is present. He touches it, offence of dukkata. He moves it, offence of thullaccaya. He removes it from its place, offence of parajika. 123. In five ways, for one who takes what is not given, there is an offence of thullaccaya: It is taken by another, and he perceives it as belonging to another, and the article is light, more than a māsaka or less than five māsakas, and the intention to steal is present. He touches it, an offense of dukkaṭa. He makes it waver, an offense of dukkaṭa. He moves it from its place, an offense of thullaccaya. 124. In five ways, for one taking what is not given, there is an offense of dukkaṭa. And it belongs to another, and he perceives it as belonging to another, and the article is light, a māsaka or less than a māsaka, and the intention to steal is present. He touches it, an offense of dukkaṭa. He makes it waver, an offense of dukkaṭa. He moves it from its place, an offense of dukkaṭa. 125. In six ways, for one taking what is not given, there is an offense of pārājika. And he does not perceive it as his own, and he does not take it on trust, and it is not for a temporary period, and the article is heavy, five māsakas or more than five māsakas, and the intention to steal is present. He touches it, an offense of dukkaṭa. He makes it waver, an offense of thullaccaya. He moves it from its place, an offense of pārājika. 126. In six ways, for one taking what is not given, there is an offense of thullaccaya. And he does not perceive it as his own, and he does not take it on trust, and it is not for a temporary period, and the article is light, more than a māsaka or less than five māsakas, and the intention to steal is present. He touches it, an offense of dukkaṭa. He makes it waver, an offense of dukkaṭa. He moves it from its place, an offense of thullaccaya. 127. In six ways, for one taking what is not given, there is an offense of dukkaṭa. And he does not And he perceives it as his own, and he does not take it on trust, and it is not for a short time, and the article is light, a māsaka or less than a māsaka, and the intention to steal is present. He touches it, offense of dukkaṭa. He moves it, offense of dukkaṭa. He removes it from its place, offense of dukkaṭa. 128. For one taking what is not given, in five ways, there is an offense of dukkaṭa. And it is not owned by another, but he perceives it as owned by another, and the article is heavy, five māsakas or more than five māsakas, and the intention to steal is present. He touches it, offense of dukkaṭa. He moves it, offense of dukkaṭa. He removes it from its place, offense of dukkaṭa. 129. For one taking what is not given, in five ways, there is an offense of dukkaṭa. And it is not owned by another, but he perceives it as owned by another, and the article is light, more than a māsaka or less than five māsakas, and the intention to steal is present. He touches it, offense of dukkaṭa. He moves it, offense of dukkaṭa. He removes it from its place, offense of dukkaṭa. 130. For one taking what is not given, in five ways, there is an offense of dukkaṭa. And it is not owned by another, but he perceives it as owned by another, and the article is light, a māsaka or less than a māsaka, and the intention to steal is present. He touches it, offense of dukkaṭa. He moves it, offense of dukkaṭa. He removes it from its place, offense of dukkaṭa. 131. No offense for one who perceives it as his own, for one who takes it on trust, for a short time, of the departed, other in the case of one seized, in the case of one seized by animals, in the case of one who perceives rags, in the case of a mad person, (in the case of one whose mind is deranged, afflicted by pain) [(in the case of one whose mind is deranged, afflicted by pain) is nowhere found] in the case of a beginner. The first recitation section on taking what is not given is finished. Verses for the summary of the disciplined matters Five were declared by the washermen, and four by the rugs; Indeed five by darkness, and five by the act of carrying. Five were declared by grammar, and two others by winds; In the undivided, a throw of kusa grass, ten together with the bathhouse. Five were declared by gleanings, and five indeed without root; In famine, meat from a well, cakes, sugar, and sweets. Six requisites, a bag, bamboo shoots should not be taken out; Food and trust, two others with perception. Seven we stole from the ship, and seven indeed they stole; Seven they stole from the Saṅgha, two others with flowers. And three were speakers of what was said, a jewel, three transgressions; Pigs, deer, and fish, and also a vehicle was driven. Two pieces of meat, two pieces of wood, rags, two waters; By gradual arrangement, no other fulfilled it. Four handfuls in Sāvatthī, two gleanings, two grasses; Seven they divided for the Saṅgha, and seven indeed ownerless. Wood, water, earth, two grasses; Seven for the Saṅgha he stole, a bed; He should not take away what has an owner; He should take away what has an owner for a temporary period. Campā, and Rājagaha, and a goat in Vesālī; Bārāṇasī and Kosambī, Sāgalā, da With a cloth, and so on. Disciplinary Case 132. At that time, indeed, the group of six monks, having gone to the washerman's spread, stole the washerman's bundle of clothes. They felt remorse: "A rule of training has been laid down by the Blessed One. Have we perhaps incurred a pārājika offense?" They reported this matter to the Blessed One. "You, monks, have incurred a pārājika offense." At that time, indeed, a certain monk, having gone to the washerman's spread, having seen an expensive cloth, conceived a thought of theft. He felt remorse: "A rule of training has been laid down by the Blessed One. Have I perhaps incurred a pārājika offense?" He reported this matter to the Blessed One. "There is no offense, monk, in the arising of a thought." At that time, indeed, a certain monk, having gone to the washerman's spread, having seen an expensive cloth, with a thought of theft, touched it. He felt remorse... "There is no pārājika offense, monk. There is an offense of wrong-doing." At that time, indeed, a certain monk, having gone to the washerman's spread, having seen an expensive cloth, with a thought of theft, moved it. He felt remorse... "There is no pārājika offense, monk. There is an offense of grave fault." At that time, indeed, a certain monk, having gone to the washerman's spread, having seen an expensive cloth, with a thought of theft, removed it from its place. He felt remorse... "You, monk, have incurred a pārājika offense." 133. At that, in And at that time, a certain alms-gathering monk, having seen an expensive upper-covering, conceived a thought of theft... with a thought of theft, he touched it... with a thought of theft, he moved it... with a thought of theft, he removed it from its place. He felt remorse... "You, monk, have incurred a pārājika offense." 134. Now at that time, a certain monk, having seen an article by day, made a sign: 'I will take it away at night.' He, thinking it was that, took that away... thinking it was that, took another away... thinking it was another, took that away... thinking it was another, took another away. He felt remorse... "You, monk, have incurred a pārājika offense." Now at that time, a certain monk, having seen an article by day, made a sign: 'I will take it away at night.' He, thinking it was that, took away his own article. He felt remorse... "No pārājika offense, monk. There is an offense of wrong-doing." Now at that time, a certain monk, carrying another's article, with a thought of theft, he touched the load on his head... with a thought of theft, he moved it... with a thought of theft, he lowered it to his shoulder... with a thought of theft, he touched the load on his shoulder... with a thought of theft, he moved it... with a thought of theft, he lowered it to his hip... with a thought of theft, he touched the load on his hip... with a thought of theft, he moved it... with a thought of theft, he took it with his hand... with a thought of theft, he placed the load in his hand on the ground... with a thought of theft... He took it from the ground without intention. He felt remorse... "You, monk, have incurred a pārājika offense." 135. Now at that time, a certain monk, having spread out his robe in the open air, entered the monastery. Another monk, thinking, 'Lest this robe be lost,' put it away. He (the first monk) came out and asked that monk, "Friend, by whom was my robe taken away?" He said thus,